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传闻 (chuán wén): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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传闻 (chuán wén): Rumor (Verb, Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

传闻 consists of 2 characters.

to transmit, to pass on, to spread

How to Use 传闻 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 传闻 with other words naturally.

Measure Word + Nounwith则

yī一

zé则

chuán传

wén闻

neutralWritten

a piece of rumor

Subject + Verbwith不断

chuán传

wén闻

bú不

duàn断

Adjective + Nounwith小道

xiǎo小

dào道

chuán传

wén闻

Verb + Objectwith证实

zhèng证

shí实

chuán传

wén闻

Example Sentences with 传闻

wǒ我

tīng听

shuō说

yí一

gè个

chuán传

wén闻

neutral

rumors keep circulating

informal

Spoken

hearsay

formal

confirm the rumor

。

I heard a rumor.

guān关

yú于

gōng公

sī司

chóng重

zǔ组

de的

chuán传

wén闻

zài在

yuáng员

ōng工

zhōng中

xùn迅

sù速

chuán传

bō播

。

Rumors about the company's restructuring spread quickly among the employees.

guān关

yú于

gōng公

sī司

jí即

jiāng将

zhòng重

zǔ组

de的

chuán传

wén闻

，

guǎn管

lǐ理

céng层

shàng尚

wèi未

fā发

biǎo表

zhèng正

shì式

shēng声

míng明

。

Regarding the rumors about the company's imminent restructuring, the management has not yet issued an official statement.

Show 6 More Sentences

nǐ你

zuì最

jìn近

shì是

fǒu否

tīng听

dào到

le了

guān关

yú于

tā他

cí辞

zhí职

de的

nà那

ge个

chuán传

wén闻

？

Have you recently heard that rumor about him resigning?

chuán传

wén闻

tā他

yào要

qù去

guó国

wài外

gōng工

zuò作

zhè这

ge个

chuán传

wén闻

wán完

quán全

shì是

wú无

jī稽

jǐn尽

guǎn管

chuán传

wén闻

sì四

qǐ起

，

dàn但

tā他

guān关

yú于

nà那

jiā家

gōng公

sī司

de的

chuán传

wén闻

wǒ我

men们

zuì最

hǎo好

bié别

qīng轻

xìn信

nà那

xiē些

wèi

，

dàn但

hái还

méi没

què确

dìng定

。

It's rumored that he's going to work abroad, but it's not confirmed yet.

zhī之

tán谈

，

méi没

yǒu有

rèn任

hé何

shì事

shí实

yī依

jù据

。

This rumor is completely baseless and has no factual basis whatsoever.

běn

本

rén人

shǐ始

zhōng终

bǎo保

chí持

zhe着

lěng冷

jìng静

yǔ与

chén沉

mò默

。

Despite the rampant rumors, he himself has remained calm and silent throughout.

hěn很

duō多

，

dàn但

zhēn真

xiàng相

hái还

bù不

qīng清

chǔ楚

。

There are many rumors about that company, but the truth is still unclear.

未

jīng经

zhèng证

shí实

de的

jiē街

tóu头

chuán传

wén闻

。

We'd better not readily believe those unverified street rumors.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 传闻.

Words with 传

传真chuán zhēnHSK 4
传播chuán bōHSK 5
传染chuán rǎnHSK 5
传统chuán tǒngHSK 5
传说chuán shuōHSK 5
上传shàng chuán
传人chuán rén
传出chuán chū

Words with 闻

新闻xīn wénHSK 3
丑闻chǒu wén
绯闻fēi wén
见闻jiàn wén
闻名wén míng
举世闻名jǔ shì wén míng
喜闻乐见xǐ wén lè jiàn
孤陋寡闻gū lòu guǎ wén